Theology Lab: Courage & Curiosity for Everyday Faith

In this conversation, author of The Making of Biblical Womanhood, Beth Allison Barr (Baylor University), and Force and Freedom and We Refuse, Kellie Carter-Jackson (Wellesley College) explore contemporary issues of gender and race in the evangelical world. Barr and Jackson share how their faith animates their work as historians of gender and race, respectively. Their discussion sheds light on how...

In this discussion, David Brooks (New York Times) and Jim Wallis (Georgetown University) enter into a good-faith conversation on how Christians should engage in politics. They respond to questions like, What role should politics play in our lives? Has politics taken the place of religion in our society? What do compromise and mutual sacrifice look like for Christians engaging the issues that often...

Whether or not you call yourself an evangelical today, if evangelicalism has shaped you in the past, what does it look like to reflect on the evangelical tradition in a constructive way? How do we engage with honesty, wisdom, and insight? Kathy Khang author of Raise Your Voice and Loving Disagreement, and Dan Stringer, author of Struggling with Evangelicalism, talk through their own experiences wi...

Kristin Kobes Du Mez (Calvin College) and Walter Kim (National Association of Evangelicals) discuss the rise of a cultural form of masculinity that's taken hold in many evangelical communities and which is the focus of Du Mez's widely acclaimed book, Jesus and John and Wayne. Du Mez and Kim also address how the values of this movement compare to the person of Christ as depicted in the gospels, as...

Recording of the American Evangelicalism Theology Lab session from November 11, 2022 with guest, Rev. Dr. Russell Moore (Christianity Today). In this discussion, moderated by Rev. Dr. Walter Kim (president, National Association of Evangelicals), Russell Moore shares some personal stories about his relation to faith and political engagement. Russell speaks to the looming issue of Christian National...

Recording of the American Evangelicalism Theology Lab session from October 23, 2022 with guests, Rev. Dominique Gilliard (Evangelical Covenant Church) and Dr. Kurt Peterson (College of Lake County; former History professor at North Park University). Dominique and Kurt, with Scott Rice (moderator), discuss what unity in the midst of diversity looks like, both within the tradition of the Covenant an...

What is evangelicalism? Why is it important for us to have open and honest conversations about it? What has the Bible and its authority played in the evangelical movement? Drawing from their respective areas of expertise in biblical scholarship and history, Dean Dennis Edwards and Prof. Hauna Ondrey reflect on these questions and the distinct ways that the Evangelical Covenant Church tradition has...

Introduction episode! Theology Lab hosts (online) discussions with public figures and church leaders. With an approach to faith that values being open to questions and comfortable with nuance, courage and humility, Theology Lab is a place for those who see themselves as theologically curious. How can we be both grounded while pursuing a vibrant, expansive kind of faith? Theology Lab is offered by...